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prefab

American  
[pree-fab, pree-fab] / ˈpriˌfæb, priˈfæb /

adjective

  1. prefabricated.

noun

  1. something that is prefabricated, as a building or fixture.

    You would never know that such an attractive house is a prefab.

verb (used with object)

prefabbed, prefabbing

  1. to prefabricate.

prefab British  
/ ˈpriːˌfæb /

noun

    1. a building that is prefabricated, esp a small house

    2. ( as modifier )

      a prefab house
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Etymology

Origin of prefab

First recorded in 1935–40; by shortening

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